Mar 17, 2020 in 1993 a year before tngs series finale star trek. In emissary, the pilot episode, the united federation of planets dispatches commander benjamin sisko to take command of the space station deep space. Commanded by benjamin sisko avery brooks, deep space nine sits at the mouth of the bajoran wormhole, making the space station a hub for trade, political maneuvering and conflict. Jul 31, 2017 well, get ready to find out about that and much more with the 15 things you didnt know about deep space nine.
Jun 14, 2007 video for the dominion war in star trek. Deep space nine, by the changelings, a race of liquid lifeforms capable of shapeshifting, as a means of defending themselves against the widespread persecution they faced from humanoid races whom they called solids. Deep space nine companion, director levar burton confirmed that they were straightup love scenes. Star trek deep space nine the dominion characters tv. Behr and moore knew the series would never be able to wrap up the war in that many episodes. Deep space nine was born out of the politics of the. For the first time a star trek show adopted a straight episodic serial approach, as deep space nine ended its seven year run with a ten episode storyline that brought an end to the dominion war. Siskos plan was to assemble a task force to recapture deep space 9, the most. A mysterious assassin begins wiping out all the members of kiras old resistance cell. The dark trek, deep space nine sets itself apart quickly from tng but really hits it stride from season 2 and with the exception of having to deal with the forced klingon addition of season four. Aug 06, 2012 asked fans which of these ds9 episodes had the best battle scene. There were a total of 176 episodes over the shows seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each seasons dvd set. With the dominion on track to winning the war against the federation, sisko and his crew take a captured jemhadar ship into enemy territory with a mission to cut off the jemhadars supply of ketracelwhite in the alpha quadrant. The episode s plot details the efforts of the united federation of planets to retake space station deep space nine from the forces of the dominion.
The discovery of an infant changeling gives odo a chance to correct what he sees as the mistakes in his upbringing. We sort of peppered mention of the dominion into several episodes before we. After forming an attack plan on the dominion, sisko relinquishes command of the defiant to dax after accepting a promotion. A brief history of the dominion war, from the opening of the bajoran. The dominion was a major interstellar state in the gamma quadrant. In the vicinity of the liberated planet of bajor, the federation space station deep space nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. Heres the big payoff season for the dominion storyline. A cardassian dissident opposed to the cardassian dominion alliance asks kira to help him so that he may reveal his secrets to use against his enemies as is customary in his culture.
The dominion resulted from several meetings which the writing staff of star trek. Deep space nine ds9 is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman and michael piller. The series also follows the character worf, who after being featured in all seven seasons of the next generation, is featured on the latter four seasons of deep space nine. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The breen launch an attack on federation headquarters, while damar secretly forms plans to free cardassia from dominion rule. On ds9, the resistance faces discovery when odo links with another changeling. At the request of the grand nagus, quark puts together a mission to rescue quarks mother, who is in the hands of the dominion. Just want to say ds9 is probably my fav of all the series. Sacrifice of angels is the sixth episode from the sixth season of star trek. In the end, navaros is right ds9 is such an arcbased, serialized show that even episodes that seemingly have nothing to do with the dominion arc are still part of its tapestry.
Ds9 s lead doesnt have lofty dreams of space exploration. Star trek deep space nine the dominion characters tv tropes. The dominion was established between two thousand and ten thousand years before the events of star trek. While nowadays it is the norm in television including star trek, back then it was a bold and exciting move. The season 6 episode in the pale moonlight shows a very dark side of the war with the dominion, with captain benjamin lafayette sisko teaming up with cardassian tailorsuper spy elim garak in order to do what needs to be done. Sacrifice of angels culminates a crucial sixepisode arc as sisko makes a bold attempt to reclaim deep space nine from dominion influence. Season 4 of the hit scifi series proves pivotal as the dominion gains the ascendancy and an allout battle begins between klingons and embattled space station defenders. Unknown worf and ezri return safely to deep space nine.
Deep space nine, set to music from requiem for a dream. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise. Deep space nine ds9 premiered with the twopart emissary. As dominion forces depart from deep space nine in sacrifice of angels, she accurately predicts that odo will return to the great link someday.
It might have a little something to do with her megalomania, but she often blurs the line between being a simple representative for the great link and being the embodiment of it. Deep space nine episodes from season 6,view pictures, get episode information and more. Sisko and crew members odo, obrien and dax welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve many unexpected problems. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, cirroc lofton, alexander siddig. The dominion first appeared in season 2, episode 26 the jemhadar of the television series star trek. Dominion war episode 5 attack of the klingons duration. The first shots of the dominion war, fired on deep space 9. When i was a teenager i once edited together a vhs tape of all the dominion episodes from seasons 2, 3, and 4. We had meeting after meeting on what those guys would be like before the word dominion was ever dropped into a script, stated robert hewitt wolfe. Deep space nine sees nerys become a freedom fighter once more as she helps the cardassians overthrow the dominion from within. May 17, 2020 what does jack nicholsons joker have to do with one of the best episodes of star trek. Worf michael dorn is back as part of an insidious strategy by the klingons. Exploring darker themes than its predecessors, star trek.
Deep space nine episodes back toward the struggle with the dominion, which had been postponed in earlier production discussions with paramount in favor of bringing worf and a klingonbased plotline into the series. Makes season 12 feel like a prequel to the rest of the series. The game is based on the star trek tv show star trek. In this star trek spinoff, commander sisko leads the multispecies crew of deep space nine, a federation space station with a complex mission. Apr 10, 2019 today marks the 25th anniversary of star trek. Deep space nine get season 6 on youtube advertisement autoplay when. A large fleet of federation ships head towards deep space 9 to stop the dominion destroying the wormhole minefield. By infernos light by the end of the year, open war erupted.
We boldly go and revisit the top episodes from deep space nine. I went searching for a guide online to introduce me to ds9 without having to watch all the episodes. Deep space nine coming to an end, and voyager still to come, the introduction of the jemhadar, the vorta and the dominion really gets deep space nine into its stride and the. When the dominions cardassian soldiers turn their coats and fight alongside the federation, she has no reservations with ordering their immediate genocide. I thought about just watching the dominion war episodes and think of it as.
During season two of deep space nine, the dominion is introduced. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise and aired in syndication from january 1993 through june 1999. The dominion war is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of star trek. Deep space nine, an american sciencefiction television series produced by paramount pictures. Deep space nine episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Her story is brought to a beautiful, bittersweet conclusion as she works to save the people who once committed atrocities against the bajorans. Deep space nine had about establishing villains in the gamma quadrant during the shows second season. Uss defiant star trek deep space nine retrospective analysis. Sacrifice of angels notched 24% of the vote, besting what you leave behind, which tallied 22%. Deep space nine presents a federation with a sinister side, developed interpersonal conflicts and a heavy focus on war. Deep space nine provides the location for the crew to interact with the characters and elements established by the star trek universe, and introduces additional elements. Deep space nine s7 e26 what you leave behind, part 2 while sisko, ross and martok plan a final assault in space, kira and garak lead the cardassian resistance on the ground, into dominion headquarters. I found this list of dominion war episodes only, which i have found is a great way to get introduced to ds9. Deep space nine is a series thats often forgotten by fans.
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